A few days ago, we talked about how spammers now use Valentine’s Day. However, it’s not the first time this holiday was used for various attacks and schemes and it won’t be the last.
Our latest Security Spotlight article recaps all of the Valentine’s Day threats we’ve come across throughout the years. From spam that offer discounts on flower and chocolate purchases to Valentine-themed malware and out-and-out scams, plenty of cybercrimes are built around this occasion. We also provide some tips that will help users avoid these kinds of threat.
This is just part of the threat information that we have available as part of TrendWatch, which serves as a portal to research and analyses by TrendLabs engineers on various online threats.
Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog – by Trend Micro
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Posted on 08 February 2011. Tags: About, learn, more, Threats, Valentine’s
